Product Manager – Research Consultant

Job Description: • Lead the end-to-end design and development of XPRIZE competitions —from framing the problem and defining success metrics to conducting research, engaging stakeholders, shaping the prize model, and producing final design documentation. • Develop project plans, budgets, and timelines , coordinating with the Project Manager to ensure deliverables meet deadlines and quality standards. • Work closely with internal teams and collaborators , ensuring connectivity and alignment with Domain Leads, leadership, and Advancement on strategy, content, and positioning. • Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Operations) to incorporate operational, financial, and communications inputs into the prize model and documentation. • Identify & Engage external experts and stakeholders , including designing and facilitating workshops, interviews, and other participatory research to inform design choices. • Maintain and continuously improve XPRIZE’s prize design methodology by staying fluent in current processes and documentation, capturing lessons learned from past and active designs, and updating tools and practices to enhance future projects. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field required; Master’s degree preferred. • 5-7 years of product management, product design, project management, consulting or other relevant experience. • Mastery of critical product management skills; including budget management, contractual compliance, client relations, and project design, execution, evaluation, and delivery. • Strong attention to detail. • Demonstrates excellent analytical and product design skills. • Experience in design and design thinking, including problem definition, drilling down into specific sub-problems, identifying the right problem to solve, and combining creative and analytical techniques to identify possible design elements. • Demonstrates competency and grasp of the subject matter when communicating with experts and external stakeholders, both orally and in writing. • Fosters and demonstrates a work ethic inclusive of creating opportunity, serving others, building trust, innovation, and exceeding expectations. • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment within diverse teams. • Ability to effectively coordinate and manage multiple, concurrent projects. • Microsoft Office and Google Suite knowledge and expertise. • Familiarity with research and data-gathering platforms (e.g., Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus) and experience conducting literature reviews and managing references using tools such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote. Benefits: • Individual will not be eligible to participate in XPRIZE’s employee benefits program or receive paid time off for vacation, sick leave, or holidays. Apply tot his job